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The course of true love never did run smooth
The attempt and not the deed confounds us
Temptation is the fire that brings up the scum of the heart
Talking isn't doing. It is a kind of good deed to say well; and yet words are not deeds
Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body
Sweet are the uses of adversity which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, wears yet a precious jewel in his head
Suit the action to the word, the word to the action
So wise so young, they say, do never live long
Rest, rest, perturbed spirit!
Poor and content is rich, and rich enough
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
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On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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